Miller Brittain was born in Saint John, New Brunswick. He studied art with Elizabeth Russell Holt in Saint John and Harry Wickey in New York City. In 1932, he returned to Saint John, where he worked at clerical and construction jobs and opened an art studio on the waterfront. During this period, he captured realistic scenes of everyday life in the city which incorporated social commentary. Brittain fought with the Canadian Air Force during World War II and served two years as a war artist. He was a founding member of the Federation of Canadian Artists in 1941. After the war, his paintings took on a more surreal aspect, taking as their subject biblical topics, , abstract figures, nudes and flowers. Brittain died in St. John at the age of 54.
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Brittain, Miller
Posting the ‘Ops’ List
Date: 1945 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Genre Technique: Other/Unknown
Brittain, Miller
Stephen Before the Sanhedrin
Date: 1947 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Other/Unknown Technique: Mixed technique
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Night Target, Germany
Date: 1946 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Battle Scene Technique: Other/Unknown
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The Place of Healing in the Transformation from War to Peace
Date: 1949–54 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Allegory Technique: Tempera
Brittain, Miller
The Rummage Sale
Date: 1940 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Genre Technique: Other/Unknown
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The Traveller
Date: 1951 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Portrait Technique: Mixed technique
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Longshoremen Off Work
Date: 1938 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Genre Technique: Other/Unknown
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The Sunflower
Date: 1950 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Allegory Technique: Mixed technique
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Street Scene
Date: 1936 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Genre Technique: Mixed technique
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Self-Portrait
Date: 1948 Movement: Symbolism Theme: Self Portrait Technique: Mixed technique